First and foremost, I would just like to say how grateful I am that this exchange happened. I wouldn’t have picked anyone else to fly over to UMass and spend the week with us. Each one of the exchange students was wonderful in their own way and I fell in love with all of them.

Now this is for the Dean because he out of all people knows how I don’t put out much emotion, but as I am sitting here writing this, there are tears welling up in my eyes because even though I spent only one week with the students from GCU, I believe I gained a lifelong friendship and that is something very hard to find.

This week was everything that I wanted it to be and more. From all the trips around Boston, a city which I don’t have much familiarity with, to just sitting down and talking about cultural and social differences that we have amongst one another, I couldn’t have been happier with the way things went. Thank you Bradley, Rachael, Rachel, Isla, Aaron, and Laura for applying for this exchange and coming into my life. You guys are awesome and you should know that. Now with that said, I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the year and I can’t wait to see you guys again next year. Cheers.

Here is another video that I have made, compiling all the events that I was able to attend. Hope you enjoy.                           (Peep the Cascada)

-Sasha